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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.

So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?"

Others mocking said, "They are full of new wine."

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.

For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.

But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.

I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

For David says concerning Him: 'I foresaw the LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.'

Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." '

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,

and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,